Prepping for Holiday Engagements

As the year winds down, now is the time to prepare a strategy that can support the demands of engagement season—especially if you plan to take time off for the holidays.

Meghan Ely

December 11, 2024

1 Min Read
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The holiday season is more than just a time for festive gatherings and celebrations—it’s also peak proposal season! From Thanksgiving through Valentine’s Day, countless couples will take the next step in their relationships and start their wedding planning journey. With newly engaged couples flooding the market, this time of year also signifies a crucial period for wedding professionals: booking season.

But before booking season officially kicks off, industry pros must prime their businesses to navigate a hyper-competitive market and process an influx of leads. As the year winds down, now is the time to prepare a strategy that can support the demands of engagement season—especially if you plan to take time off for the holidays. 

To learn more from Meghan Ely about about how to get ahead of the curve before holiday engagements ramp up, read the full article from Special Events.

About the Author

Meghan Ely


OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights. Her team’s publicity efforts are regularly honored by the Public Relations Society of America, and more recently, Eventex named her one of the most influential Wedding Professionals in the Industry. 

A long-time industry speaker and writer, she is a WeddingPro educator with The Knot + WeddingWire. She has regularly earned clients press in such outlets at the New York Times, Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, People, Bridal Guide, Architectural Digest and Style Me Pretty, among many others. 

Meghan is a past national president WIPA and is a member of the Allied Council for the National Society of Black Wedding and Event Professionals.

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